X (Nonpoint album) explained

X
Type:studio
Artist:Nonpoint
Cover:File:Nonpoint_X.jpg
Released:August 24, 2018
Studio:Uptown Recording Studio[1]
Genre:Alternative metal, nu metal
Length:36:18
Label:Spinefarm
Producer:Fred Archambault
Prev Title:The Poison Red
Prev Year:2016

X is the twelfth studio album by American nu metal band Nonpoint. It was released on August 24, 2018.[2] It was produced by Fred Archambault,[3] and released through Spinefarm Records.[4] [5] It was the last to feature lead guitarist BC Kochmit, who left Nonpoint in 2019.

Background

Prior to recording X, the ensemble took a one-year hiatus from music.[6] In June 2018, the band published "Chaos and Earthquakes" as well as "Dodge Your Destiny".[7] The video for "Chaos and Earthquakes" was shown in early August 2018, followed by a United States tour with He Is Legend and Letters from the Fire to promote the album.[8]

Critical reception

Regarding lead song "Empty Batteries", Ray Van Horn of Blabbermouth.net states, "Though the track offers little new other than the usual melodic proto core NONPOINT have long served to its fans, there's urgency to the strumming and the song's dense projection. Even the breakdown flexes with a pump instead of merely bridging."[6]

Joe DiVita of Loudwire states that '"Dodge Your Destiny" leans further into the rock direction than the more rap-addled "Chaos and Earthquakes", though both songs are guitar-centric. The former hinges on clobbering chugs and quick-strike drum fills while the former moves freely against a steady beat and circular guitar melodies.'[9]

Jedd Beaudoin of Popmatters describes "Chaos and Earthquakes" as "a state of the personal union, a call to perseverance despite knowing that you stand on the precipice of utter destruction".[10]

Trent Cornell of Overdrive Music Magazine went on to say that '"Fix This" is more ballad-like compared to what we've heard thus far, building from a hushed, clean verse towards one of the band's catchiest choruses yet'.[11]

Chart positions

Singles

Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positions
US
Main. Rock
[15]
"Dodge Your Destiny"[16] 2018—
"Chaos and Earthquakes"29
"Fix This"2019—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart."×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NONPOINT Drummer On 'X' Album: 'It's Probably Our Best Record We've Done Musically'. July 11, 2018. November 9, 2018.
  2. Web site: Nonpoint Debut Gloomy, Melodic New Song 'Fix This'. Loudwire. July 19, 2018 .
  3. Web site: NONPOINT's 'X' Gets Tentative Release Date. May 23, 2018. Blabbermouth.net.
  4. Web site: NONPOINT To Release X Album In August; Two Songs Streaming. bravewords.com.
  5. Web site: X – Nonpoint – Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic.
  6. Web site: X - Nonpoint. September 10, 2018. November 9, 2018.
  7. Web site: NONPOINT To Release X Album In August; Two Songs Streaming. bravewords.com. November 9, 2018.
  8. Web site: Nonpoint Drop 'Chaos And Earthquakes' Video. BWW News Desk. November 9, 2018.
  9. Web site: Nonpoint Debut Two Songs Off Newly Announced 'X' Album. Loudwire. June 22, 2018 . November 9, 2018.
  10. Web site: Nonpoint Contemplates 'Chaos and Earthquakes' Via New Video (premiere). August 14, 2018. November 9, 2018.
  11. Web site: Review: Nonpoint - X - Overdrive Music Magazine. August 12, 2018. November 9, 2018.
  12. Nonpoint Chart History. https://web.archive.org/web/20180907161628/https://www.billboard.com/music/nonpoint/chart-history/digital-albums. dead. September 7, 2018. . November 9, 2018.
  13. Nonpoint Chart History. . November 9, 2018.
  14. Nonpoint Chart History. . November 9, 2018.
  15. Nonpoint Chart History. . November 9, 2018.
  16. Web site: Dodge Your Destiny. . June 22, 2018. November 9, 2018.

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